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Chap. 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil Liberties | The freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treat |
| Censorship | The banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas |
| Petition | A formal request for government action |
| Slander | The unspoken truths that are harmful to someone's reputation |
| Libel | The written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation |
| Search Warrant | A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence |
| Indictment | A formal change by a grand jury |
| Grand Jury | A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime |
| Double Jeopardy | The act of putting someone on trial for a crime in which they were previously acquitted |
| Due Process | The following of legal procedures |
| Eminent Domain | The right of government to take private property for public use |
| Bail | A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure than an accused person returns to their trial |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| Poll Tax | A sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot |
| Discrimination | The unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group of people |
| Segregation | The social separation of the races |
| Civil Rights | The rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| Affirmative Action | Programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and woman gain access to jobs and opportunities |
| Racial Profiling | The act of singling out an individual as a suspect due to an appearance of ethnicity |